Central Alacaluf language
| Central Alacaluf | |
|---|---|
| Alacaluf, Alacalufe-Central | |
| Native to | Chile |
| Region | "The Cone" |
| Extinct | early 20th century |
Alacalufan
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| Dialects | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | alac1240 |
Central Аlacaluf (Alacaluf, Southern Alacaluf, Alacalufe-Central) is an extinct Alacalufan language, formerly spoken in Chile, and distinct from Kawésqar proper. It is documented through wordlists up to 1928.[1] Guaicaro is thought to have been a dialect.[2]
Vocabulary
| Gloss | Alacaluf | Kawésqar |
|---|---|---|
| man | accheleche | aḳsenes |
| woman | accheletep | esatap |
| head | yacabedchepy | tes-ḳʰar |
| hair | tereaf | eyoḳ |
| forehead | arcacol | tes-tes |
| eyes | titche | tes |
| nose | loutche | nows |
| cheek | cheltefare | ḳseȼepe |
| eyebrows | tichery | tes-eyoḳ |
| mouth | afflet | af-ḳstay |
| tongue | paileaf | ḳalaḳtes |
| teeth | cherecdye | sereḳte |
References
- ^ "Glottolog 5.1 - Alacalufe-Central". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ^ Campbell, Lyle (2012). "Classification of the indigenous languages of South America". In Grondona, Verónica; Campbell, Lyle (eds.). The Indigenous Languages of South America. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 2. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 59–166. ISBN 9783110255133.
- ^ Marcel, M. G. (1892), "Les Fuéguiens a la fin du XVIIe siècle Vocabulaire", Congrès international des Américanistes: Compte-rendu de la Huitième session, Paris (1890), Paris: Ernest Leroux, pp. 485–496, 643–646, retrieved 2025-04-07
- ^ "IDS - Qawasqar". ids.clld.org. Retrieved 2026-03-14.